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Struggle Verb Struggling Boğuşmak Etmek Struggled  /ˈstrʌɡl   Intransitive

Level B2 
Kind verb
Front struggle 
IPA  /ˈstrʌɡl   / verb [intransitive]
Back boğuşmak, mücadele etmek, çabalamak
çırpınmak, debelenmek 
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struggle (verb)

 /ˈstrʌɡl   / verb [intransitive]
 
 1
 struggle (with sth/for sth/to do sth)
to try very hard to do sth, especially when it is difficult
boğuşmak, mücadele etmek, çabalamak
 We struggled up the stairs with our heavy suitcases.
 Maria was struggling with her English homework.
 The country is struggling for independence.
 I struggled to hear what the man was shouting.
 2 struggle (with sb/sth); struggle (against sth)
to fight in order to prevent sth or to escape from sb
çırpınmak, debelenmek
 He shouted and struggled but he couldn't get free.
 A passer-by was struggling with one of the robbers on the ground.
 He has been struggling against cancer for years.
PHRASAL VERB
struggle on
to continue to do sth although it is difficult
mücadeleye devam etmek, boğuşmak
 I felt terrible but managed to struggle on to the end of the day.
 

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